NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu has joined an elite group, becoming a three-time All-American.

The Oregon senior shattered the NCAA career triple-double mark and became the first player in college history to have 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists. The former Miramonte High of Orinda star earned a spot on The Associated Press women’s basketball All-America team Thursday as a unanimous choice from the national media panel that votes on the Top 25 each week.

She was joined on the first team by Oregon teammate Ruthy Hebard, Baylor’s Lauren Cox, Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard and UConn’s Megan Walker.

Stanford’s Kiana Williams was the only other Bay Area player honored Thursday. The junior guard from San Antonio was an honorable mention.

Ionescu is the eighth player in women’s basketball history to earn AP All-America honors three times. The last was South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson.

“Sabrina is a transcendent basketball player,” Oregon coach Kelly Graves said. “There’s really nothing that she couldn’t do on the court. She was the ultimate leader.”

Ionescu averaged 17.5 points, 9.1 assists and 8.6 rebounds this season and posted eight of her 26 career triple-doubles.

Ionescu’s next step will be in the WNBA, where she’s expected to be the No. 1 pick in the draft, which is held by the New York Liberty. The WNBA’s draft is scheduled for April 17 and commissioner Cathy Engelbert is expected to soon discuss whether it will be pushed back or not. The league’s May 15 start date, though it’s likely that will be moved back.

Baylor’s Brittney Griner, Tennessee’s Chamique Holdsclaw, Duke’s Alana Beard, Oklahoma’s Courtney Paris from Piedmont and UConn’s Breanna Stewart and Maya Moore are the only other players to earn first-team honors at least three times. Paris, the daughter of former 49ers offensive lineman Bubba Paris, and Moore were All-Americans all four years.

Hebard was on the receiving end of many of those passes and averaged 17.3 points and 9.6 rebounds to help the Ducks win the Pac-12 regular season and conference tournament.

Oregon teammate Satou Sabally made the second team, giving the second-ranked Ducks three of the top 10 players in the country.

Cox earned first-team honors for the first time. The senior averaged 12.5 points and 8.4 rebounds while blocking nearly 2.7 shots a game. She only played in 22 of the Lady Bears’ 30 games because of a stress reaction in her foot early in the season.

Howard did nearly everything for Kentucky this season. The sophomore guard averaged 23.4 points and 6.5 rebounds and hit 84 3-pointers. She is the Wildcats’ first women’s player to be a first-team All-American.

Walker gave UConn a first-teamer for the seventh consecutive season. Walker, who declared she was entering the WNBA draft and not returning for her senior season, averaged 19.7 points and 8.4 rebounds and 47.7 percent from the field.

Joining Sabally on the second team were Aliyah Boston of South Carolina, Chennedy Carter of Texas A&M, Aari McDonald of Arizona and Dana Evans of Louisville.

The third team was Ty Harris of South Carolina, Michaela Onyenwere of UCLA, Kathleen Doyle of Iowa, Elissa Cunane of North Carolina State and Kaila Charles of Maryland.